Location: Kline 017

• Location: Loop around campus
• Description: Join us for the Messiah Mile, a one-mile fun run/walk through Messiah’s scenic campus! All ages and abilities are welcome—whether you sprint, stroll, or anything in between, this is your chance to enjoy the beauty of campus at your own pace. The route will start and end at the Covered Bridge

• Cost: $20.00
• Includes: T-shirt (indicate size when registering)
• Rain or shine, unless thunder or lightning
• Runners should park at Jordan Science Center

• Registration Required  More info here! 

Location: ECC Commons

Location: Lacrosse Turf Field

Location: Aughinbaugh Art Gallery, Climenhaga Building Description: Metanoia*: Stephen Althouse Metanoia def.: a profound, possibly spiritual transformation

• Location: Yellow Breeches
• Description: Enjoy a scenic paddle while supporting a great cause!

• Fee: $50
• We can accommodate up to 60 guests, so be sure to register early—spots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis
• For more information and to register for Canoe-a-thon 2.0, click here!
• If you would like to sponsor an event, please contact Abby Book at abook@messiah.edu.
• If you would like to make an additional gift in support of the Michael P. Barbato Legacy Scholarship Fund, please visit messiah.edu/barbato.

Location: Frey 070

• Registration Requested 

Location: Anderson Field

Location: Women's Practice Fields

Location: Wrestling Room

• Location: Campus Green Space
• Description: Test your putting skills on a fun and challenging 9-hole deluxe miniature golf course, complete with creative obstacles! Provided by Time of Your Life Game Rentals – a local, family-owned company.

• Designed for all ages
• First come, first served unless demand exceeds allotted time
• by Murray Library  behind the Campus Green Space

Rain Location: Indoor Track 

• Location: Campus Green Space (by Murray Library behind the Campus Green Space) Rain Location: Indoor Track

• Location: Tennis Courts by the Yellow Breeches
• Description: Bring your backhand, we’ll provide the rest! Equipment and courts are available for open play. 

• Courts are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please be courteous and limit playtime if others are waiting.
• Weather Permitting

• Location: Oakes Museum
• Description: Explore the wonders of natural history at the Oakes Museum Open House! In addition to the museum’s engaging exhibits, families can enjoy hands-on crafts and participate in fun scavenger hunts throughout the space. It’s a perfect stop for curious minds of all ages.

• Children’s Story time will be at 11 a.m

Departs From: Oakes Museum

Location: Softball Field

Location: Upper Baseball Field

Location: Baseball Field 9

• Location: Frey 145 – Cyber Center
• Description: Explore the Cyber Center and Security Operations Center (SOC), where students monitor and protect the campus network.

• Enjoy guided tours and student project showcases
• Hands-on demos of cybersecurity tools
• Learn best practices for online safety
• Learn about Messiah’s CAE designation for excellence in cybersecurity education This is a great opportunity to experience the forefront of cybersecurity innovation.
• Registration Suggested

Location: Natatorium

Location: Back Practice Field

Location: High Center

Location: Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Park, Mechanicsburg

• Registration Required 

Location: Hitchcock Arena

Location: Parmer Cinema Description: Missed it on Friday night? Catch the 1998 family favorite indoors!

• Note: First come, first served.

Location: Sawyer Gym

Description: Bring your little ones for a fun-filled afternoon designed just for them! Kids can enjoy a variety of games, win exciting prizes, bounce around in the inflatables, get their faces painted, and take home a balloon animal masterpiece. Don’t forget to stop by and meet our beloved mascot, Flex the Falcon. It’s the perfect way for families to make lasting Homecoming memories together.

Location: Upper Baseball Field

Location: Anderson Field

Location: Lower Starry Field

• Location: Murray Library Athenaeum Description: Take a break with a good book at this casual “read-what-you-want” book club. No prep needed—bring your own or pick from our shelf, read silently, and chat with fellow book lovers afterward.

• All ages welcome.

More info here! 

Location: Frey 145.

Location: Murray: Archives

Location: Upper Baseball Field

Location: High 132, Calvin and Janet High for Worship and Performing Arts

Celebrate 30 years of dance ministry at Messiah!  Join current dancers and Acclamation alumni as we reminisce on the past 3 decades and thank God for what He will do in the future through this group!

Registration suggested

Location: Brubaker Description: Special congratulations to the reunion classes of 1985, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2015, and 2025! Celebrate together with a relaxed ice cream social during this drop-in style event.

Location: Shoemaker Field

Location: Lacrosse Turf

Location: Hoober Community Room in Sawyer Pavilion

Location: High Center, Parmer Hall

Location: Issachar’s Loft

Location: Parmer Cinema Description: If you missed Friday’s showing, here’s your chance to catch this family-friendly favorite!

• First come, first served.

Location: Jordan 150/152

• Registration Requested

Location: start at Hostetter Chapel and make your way down to the soccer field!

Location: Shoemaker Field

Location: Parmer Hall (H190)

Location: Poorman Black Box Theater

Book, music and lyrics by Dan Goggin

Directed by Ed Cohn

COST: $15

The Little Sisters of Hoboken, teachers at Mt. St. Helens Convent, are in a bind after Sister Julia (Child of God) accidentally kills 52 fellow nuns with botulism-laced soup. With funds to bury only 48, the remaining four are stored in the convent freezer. To raise money for proper burials before the health inspector arrives, the sisters decide to put on a variety show. Set in a school auditorium still staged for an eighth-grade production of Grease, the performance features Reverend Mother Regina, once a circus performer; street-smart Sister Robert Anne; ballerina hopeful Sister Mary Leo; the upbeat Sister Mary Hubert; and the forgetful Sister Mary Amnesia. Packed with music, dancing, and laughs, their wild show has become an international sensation.

• Tickets for this event can be purchased at www.messiah.edu/box-office, by calling Messiah’s ticket office at (717)691-6036. 

• Followed by a Theatre and Dance alumni reception

Location: Brubaker Auditorium Description:  Close out the evening with this fun and lively bingo event hosted by Student Activities Board and the Office of Alumni Relations!

Alumni and families welcomed and encouraged to come!

Location: Hostetter Chapel Description: Experience a powerful, alumni-led worship service through song and testimony.

• Doors open at 8:00pm
• Please note: Hostetter no longer has pews; standing is likely
• As it will be dark and loud, this event is not recommended for young children
• Limited to first 400 participants